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Division in 1908. He then became an assistant trainer at the club until his retirement in 1911.
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Leech played for local sides
Newcastle White Star and Newcastle Swifts before joining London side
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It took him more than a year to recover from his injury, and in July 1903, he signed for
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on 30 September. He became a regular first-team player the following month. He made 26
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1049:"Billy Leech | Leicester City career stats – FoxesTalk"
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After one season at
Burslem Port Vale, Leech joined
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403:in the FA Cup. He was allowed to leave the club.
281:(15 July 1875 – 24 November 1934) was an English
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387:. He played in 36 matches for the "Potters" in
272:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
337:. He made his Vale debut in a 2–0 loss to
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1075:at the English National Football Archive
357:campaign, scoring once in a 4–0 win over
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329:. He left "Spurs" in June 1899 to join
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1145:Western Football League players
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967:The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City
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1110:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
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430:campaigns, as the "Foxes" won
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1125:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
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1025:Port Vale Personalities
965:Matthews, Tony (1994).
1115:Port Vale F.C. players
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397:West Bromwich Albion
122:Newcastle White Star
75:Newcastle-under-Lyme
43:Personal information
1023:Kent, Jeff (1996).
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333:back in his native
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21:William John Leech
16:English footballer
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489:Burslem Port Vale
438:Career statistics
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303:Tottenham Hotspur
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412:Plymouth Argyle
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339:Leicester Fosse
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115:Youth career
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66:15 July 1875
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313:out of the
105:Position(s)
29:Billy Leech
1089:Categories
1003:7 November
937:References
363:Saltergate
283:footballer
62:1875-07-15
1053:FoxesTalk
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494:1899–1900
454:Division
432:promotion
416:Home Park
355:1899–1900
349:and four
311:promotion
307:left-half
238:1906–1910
220:1903–1906
202:1900–1902
184:1899–1900
166:1898–1899
109:Left-half
100:, England
98:Leicester
77:, England
48:Full name
1058:28 March
442:Source:
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615:1903–04
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529:1900–01
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457:League
451:Season
428:1907–08
424:1906–07
389:1900–01
379:in the
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483:Goals
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351:FA Cup
321:Career
524:Stoke
477:Goals
471:Goals
448:Club
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377:Stoke
299:Stoke
255:Total
207:Stoke
139:Years
1060:2018
1029:ISBN
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